Designed to help HF radios and receivers that struggle with front-end overload from AM broadcast interference, such as Xiegu X6100, X5105, G90, G106 and SDR receivers. Lightweight and portable design, ...

Kit building can be a good way to provide yourself with a ham radio rig. It’s not for everyone, however, and you should think over the following points before you commit yourself. Labor: For a ...

This blog post was contributed by Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, an amateur radio operator for 40 years and an experienced EE. A couple of years ago, a group of local hams were talking on the club repeater, ...

Ham radio, especially the HF bands, can be intimidating for aspiring operators, many being put off by the cost of equipment. The transceiver itself is only part of the equation and proper test and ...

A housewife in North Carolina makes friends over the radio with another ham in Lithuania. An Ohio teenager uses his computer to upload a digital chess move to an orbiting space satellite, where it's ...

Ham radio, especially the HF bands, can be intimidating for aspiring operators, many being put off by the cost of equipment. The transceiver itself is only part of the equation and proper test and ...

I got word today from editorial colleague and fellow ham Dave Maliniak that he had heard that Heathkit closed, again. This has been difficult to verify but it does appear that the doors are closed.

John R. Glenn III's first attempt at wireless communication involved a do-it-yourself ham radio kit and an antenna made of soldered soup cans that he attached to the roof of his childhood home in ...